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Hymns and Tunes 1876 14

From every stormy wind that blows

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1From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat, 'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.

2There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads; A place than all besides more sweet— It is the blood-bought mercy-seat.

3There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat.

4Ah! whither should we flee for aid, When tempted, desolate, dismayed; Or how the hosts of hell defeat, Had suffering saints no mercy-seat?

Also sung to
Retreat (SDA Hymnal #527)

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The verse

Meter
34
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat, 'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘???34A

Verse 2

There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads; A place than all besides more sweet— It is the blood-bought mercy-seat./˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘?????33A

Verse 3

There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat./˘˘///˘/////˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘///˘???32A

Verse 4

Ah! whither should we flee for aid, When tempted, desolate, dismayed; Or how the hosts of hell defeat, Had suffering saints no mercy-seat?//˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘???33A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.